Most Beautiful Locomotives

[Roy]

Yes, they do look somewhat like early steam locomotives, but they are from a later time, when steam traction engines were common. With their top-mounted engines and flywheels, they should make interesting models.

[healey36]

A lovely Bavarian State Railways 4-4-4 from 1906:



Built for speed...

Healey

[Roy]

This shot of a Hornby model shows one of it's color schemes:

[healey36]

Wow, that's a nice looking model!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Wow, that's a nice looking model!

And that blue looks most particular, too, doesn't it, like a very special blend of a number of special shades and colors. Really very nice.

[Roy]

Wouldn't a "tinplate" Hogwart's Express be cool?


Courtesy, Ace Trains London

[rex desilets]

Yes!

[Roy]

Larger image: http://bambrickstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p2.jpg

[sleepmac]

Roy, a most beautiful machine!

Dan Weinhold

[healey36]

I always thought the "Russian" 2-10-0 was sharp, in a gawky sort of way:



Less muscle than the WM H-9/H-9a Consolidations, but this mini-Decapod must have been a hoot to see.

[rogruth]

The PRR 2-10-0 Decapods, a favorite of mine, were huge machines but were not proportioned as nicely as the "Russian" Decs.
Only my opinion of course.

[healey36]

The Pennsylvania I-1s was a beast, but the WM I-2 was even bigger...they dwarfed the Russians.

[Roy]

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_locomotive_class_Ye,

"Overall, no less than 2,047 Russian decapods were built for the Soviet Union between 1944 and 1947."

[healey36]

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_locomotive_class_Ye,

"Overall, no less than 2,047 Russian decapods were built for the Soviet Union between 1944 and 1947."

The Russian Decs in America were WWI vintage - 200 of them got hung up in the US following the revolution in 1917. The USRA distributed them to various US railroads based on perceived need.

[Roy]

The Russian Decs in America were WWI vintage - 200 of them got hung up in the US following the revolution in 1917. The USRA distributed them to various US railroads based on perceived need.

Yes, I know. But, they were built again, with some changes, for WWII. See the Wikipedia article I posted a link to.